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Narconon Trois-Rivieres Looks into the Painful Drug Addictions Caused by OxyContin Abuse

When OxyContin was first manufactured, no one knew what type of destruction this particular drug would cause those who got caught up in abusing or misusing the drug. Perdue Pharma L.P. first introduced the drug in 1995 to help people battling cancer, and soon after the drug was being recommended for treating moderate to severe pain cases. When this happened, sales eventually sky rocketed, and in 2003 there were 1.6 billion dollars of worldwide sales. Perdue Pharma were being severely criticized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for its very aggressive marketing tactics and ability to encourage physicians to prescribe the drug.

In the late 1990’s the Chief Coroner of Ontario at that time was noticing more people were dying from prescription drug overdose. When he asked for forensic scientists to review the drug related death files for the past five years, it was found that there was a major increase in deaths where Oxycodone was found in the blood stream. In 2003, there were 101 deaths in Ontario where the person had Oxycodone in their blood stream. The Chief Coroner at the time reported seeing this increase in deaths around the same time that the drug was being aggressively marketed. Many of the people who died where drug abusers, but many of the people who died from accidental overdose or suicide, were prescribed drugs with Oxycodone in it, and OxyContin being the most popular.

Perdue Pharma defended their drug saying it was no different then any other pain medication being marketed. Unfortunately, there was no other documentation of other pain medications causing the same problems at the time. Atlantic Canada was facing similar problems, and still is to this very day. They have been seeing dangerous social problems that have involved OxyContin abuse. In 2003 pharmacies dispensed over 2.8 million prescriptions for drugs containing Oxycodone in Canada, mainly Ontario, and the most popular was OxyContin. For more information call, 1-877-782-7409, or visit the web site at, http://narconon.ca/

(Ref: Works Cited CTV.ca News Staff “Deadly Prescriptions” CTV.ca 10 Jan. 2005:
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1105144562644_1/?hub=Wfive)

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National Prescription Drug Abuse Is Up To Nearly 80% From The Year 2000 To Nearly 7 Million Americans As Of 2007

Drug Rehab and Alcoholism Treatment Center Mountainside after an analysis of its admissions states that there has been an acute increase in drug rehab admissions for prescription drug abuse. A growing number of these people who are abusing prescription drugs have used the internet to purchase them, this represents a historical shift from the primary source being a local doctor and a shift away from many identified controlled substances.

Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center Mountainside recently noted a study by the D.E.A. stating that nearly 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs. Mountainside has been treating people suffering from addiction to prescription drugs for as long as it has been open. Only now have prescription drugs gained the visibility of various agencies within the US. Prescription drug abuse accounts for nearly 25% of all drug related emergency room visits. Opioid pain killers cause more drug overdoses than cocaine and heroin combined.

Mountainside Drug rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center is well aware of the dangers of prescription drug abuse and works very hard to include treatment for this type of addiction in its treatment regimen. Mountainside also works very hard with the individual suffering from an addiction to prescription drugs helping them to understand that it can be just as dangerous as any other type of addiction. Often it is believed that because these drugs are prescribed that they are less dangerous than more illicit drugs. This can be a deadly mistake.

If you or someone you know is suffering from an addiction to prescription drugs remember it is never too late. Get help now by calling Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment centers at 800-762-5433 or visit Mountainside on the web at:www.mountainside.org/drug-rehab

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